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Trigg County ArrowCat banquet

The Trigg County ArrowCats held their annual awards banquet Thursday night at the school cafeteria.

Here are the award winners:

ELEMENTARY TEAM

Most Improved: Kayla Bingham and Brent Jones

Top Female: Patsy Banister

Top Male: Jake McNab

Spirit Award: Dakota Overton and Lexie Terrell

110% Award: Lexie Hyde, Kelsey Miller, Tabby Rawlins, and Dallas McCloud

Captains: Patsy Banister and Benton Miller

MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM

Most Improved: Hannah Cross and Mark Ledford

Top Female: Sloane Patterson

Top Male: Landon Sumner

Spirit Award: D.J. Wilson and Garrett Brown

110% Award: Cody Brashears, Kameo Bingham, Jordan Futrell, Ryan McCloud

Captains: Jordan Futrell and Ellen Shipley

HIGH SCHOOL TEAM

Most Improved: Jennifer Hyde and Andrew McCord

Top Female: Taylor Davis

Top Male: Grady Cofield

Spirit Award: Timmy Blakely, Kody Davis, Kyler Black

110% Award: Ethan Jones, Andrew McCord, Atalaya Ayala, Caleb Rawlins, and Haley Thomas

Hanging Tough Award: Cody Brashears

Save the Best for Last: Caleb Rawlins, Atalaya Ayala, Haley Thomas, Timmy Blakeley

Hard Worker Award: Josh Hyde, Ethan Jones, and Mr. Shannon Jones

Senior Awards: Ethan Jones, Kody Davis, Atalaya Ayala, and Ronnie Weeks

Captains: Ethan Jones and Jennifer Hyde

A special award was given to Sam and Lynn Cofield for their involvement with the program.

Trigg County Elementary ArrowCats

Trigg County Elementary ArrowCat award winners

Trigg County Middle School ArrowCats

Trigg County Middle School ArrowCat award winners

Trigg County High School Golden Horseshoe Award winners (Top 12 scorers)

Trigg County High School ArrowCats

Trigg County High School ArrowCat award winners

Lynn and Sam Cofield were recognized for their work and contributions to the Trigg County archery program

Patsy Banister wins national archery tournament

Trigg County sixth grader Patsy Banister (right) won the elementary division of the National Archery in Schools Program's national competition Saturday in Louisville.

She bested 390 other entrants with a score of 285, including 18 in the center target, known as "10s".  It was six shots better than second place Mallory Spring of Maysville (Ohio) Elementary School.

Banister is the second straight Trigg female to win at the national level.  Amber Abate won the middle school division last year.

Shaye Patterson (bottom right) finished fifth with a score of 274, while Emily Holder (272) was seventh, Shateanna Stewart (270) was 10th, Kelsey Miller (262) was 24th, Kaila Cunningham (261) was 25th, and Kayla Bingham (260) was 31st.

For the guys, Jake McNab finished 13th with a score of 275, which was 14 points behind the winner, Mitchell Monforton of Grandview (MN) Middle School.

Brandon Schaffer was 55th with a score of 260.

Those scores helped Trigg County finish second in the elementary division with a score of 3,171 -- just seven points behind Meigs Intermediate School of Middleport, Ohio.  Maysville Elementary School of Zanesville, Ohio was third with 3,096 points.

In the Middle School Division, Sloane Patterson finished sixth with a score of 279, including 15 "10s".  That score was 11 points behind the winner, Meaghann Dunn of Stuart Pepper Middle in Meade County.

Katie Coons finished 21st with a score of 272 and Ellen Shipley was 22nd with an identical score of 272.  Hannah Cross (260) finished 53rd and Amanda Fowler (260) was 55th.

For the guys, Matt Brokering finished 24th with a score of 278 that included 15 "10s".  Landon Sumner was 32nd (277); and D.J. Wilson was 46th with a score of 273.

Trigg County Middle School finished in fourth place overall.  Henderson South Middle School won with a score of 3,334 -- just four points better than Stuart Pepper Middle School from Meade County.

At the High School Division, Taylor Davis led Trigg County with a seventh place finish.  Her score of 285 included 18 "10s" and was 11 points behind the winner, Courtney Campbell of Meade County.

Danielle Reddick finished eighth with a score of 281.  Haley Thomas (279) finished 11th; while Atalya Ayala (278) was 17th; Jennifer Hyde (274) was 25th; and Emily Shipley (265) was 58th.

In the Male Division, Timmy Blakeley was 34th with a score of 283, followed by Grady Cofield in 38th with a score of 282; and Shawn Sizemore in 76th with a score of 276.

Those scores helped the high school finish third with a total score of 3,331.  Henderson County Middle School won with a total of 3,354, and Maysville (Ohio) Middle was second with a total score of 3,347.

Trigg County Elementary School Arrowcats

Trigg County High School Arrowcats

Thanks to Joy Colbert for the pictures

Trigg Elementary ArrowCats win state title

(Photos courtesy of Joy Colbert)

The Trigg County elementary ArrowCats kept their streak alive, marking the sixth straight year that a Trigg school has won a state title.

Trigg beat Lewisburg and Paynesville Elementary School Tuesday in Louisville.

Patsy Banister won the elementary division and placed third in the scholarship shoot-out, winning $750.

More than 1,700 students from 37 elementary, 42 middle and 35 high schools from all over Kentucky competed in the tournament. Each participant shot 30 arrows in the competition from either 10 or 15 meters for a possible 300 points. A bull’s eye is worth 10 points.

All of the top three finishers in the team divisions for elementary, middle and high schools qualify for the national archery tournament scheduled for May 10 in Louisville. The top finishers in the individual awards for each division also qualify for the national tournament.

High School Division, team

1. Henderson County High School

2. Trigg County High School

3. Pulaski County High School

Middle School Division, team

1. Henderson County South Middle School

2. Stuart Pepper Middle School (Brandenburg)

3. Trigg County Middle School

Elementary School Division, team

1. Trigg County Elementary School

2. Lewisburg Elementary School

3. Payneville Elementary School

High School Division, individual

Female:

1. Raven Krampie, Henderson County High School

2. Courtney Campbell, Meade County High School

3. Megan Parcell, Meade County High School

4. Brandi Waters, Meade County High School

4. Jenna Hess, Henderson County High School

Male:

1. Ben Blevins, Pulaski County High School

2. Chad Leigh, Pulaski County High School

3. Marcus Lowhorn, Clinton County High School

T4. Tyler Fulcher, Henderson County High School

T4. James Roberts, Henderson County High School

Middle School Division, individual

Female:

1. Laurel Regan, Henderson County South Middle School

2. McAlpin Kennedy, Northern Pulaski Middle School

3. Sloane Patterson, Trigg County Middle School

4. Shelby Miller, Stuart Pepper Middle School

5. Meaghann Dunn, Stuart Pepper Middle School

Male:

1. Cody Durbin, Stuart Pepper Middle School

2. Taylor Knott, Stuart Pepper Middle School

3. Josh Milburn, Eastside Middle School (Mt. Washington)

4. Taylor Cundiff, Somerset Meece Middle School

5. Landon Sumner, Trigg County Middle School

Elementary School Division, individual

Female:

1. Patsy Banister, Trigg County Elementary School

2. Marah Harris, Lewisburg Elementary School

3. Brooklyn Gilford, Henderson County South Middle School

4. Jacey King, Henderson County South Middle School

5. Sarah Shipley, Trigg County Elementary School

Male:

1. Charles Sprouse, Isonville Elementary School

2. Craig Norton, Breckinridge County Middle School

3. Michael McIver, Frankfort Christian Academy

4. Ethan Steele, Anderson County Middle School

5. Allen Humphries, Trigg County Elementary School

Scholarship Shoot-Off

Female:

1. Courtney Campbell, Meade County High School, $1,250

2. Megan Parcell, Meade County High School, $1,000

3. Patsy Banister, Trigg County Elementary School, $750

4. Raven Krampie, Henderson County High School, $500

Male:

1. Taylor Knott, Stuart Pepper Middle School, $1,250

2. Ben Blevins, Pulaski County High School, $1,000

3. Chad Leigh, Pulaski County High School, $750

4. Cody Durbin, Stuart Pepper Middle School, $500

State Archery Tournament is today

Trigg County ArrowCats are in Louisville today for the National Archery in Schools Tournament.

Trigg's three schools -- elementary, high, and middle -- will be among 100 schools and 1,800 students at the tournament.  Trigg Elementary is the defending state champion.

The daylong tournament begins at 9:15 a.m. at the Louisville International Convention Center on Fourth Street.

“The kids are really excited,” said Jennie Richardson, archery program coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “The winning teams get to take back tournament championship banners – and all the kids want a banner for their school.”

Kentucky began the National Archery in the Schools Program in 2002. The first tournament attracted 651 participants. Since then, the program has spread to schools across the United States and several foreign countries. Still, Kentucky hosts the largest state tournament in America.

Kentucky’s tournament has grown so large that students now must qualify in regional tournaments to reach the state. More than 6,000 students participated in nine regional tournaments held around the state this winter for the right to shoot in Louisville.

The tournament is open to the public. The cost is $5 for adults and $2 for students. Kids under five are admitted free.

The tournament is divided into three flights, beginning at 9:30 a.m., 11:45 a.m. and 2 p.m. Eastern time. The top shooters also compete for college scholarships prior to the 6 p.m. awards ceremony.

Several members of the ArrowCats were on the Saturday Morning Sports Report with me three days ago. 

CLICK HERE to listen to the ArrowCats talk about the state tournament and their preparation

Arrowcats in Action

You can click on the link below to see Dan Dickerson's photo gallery from the Trigg County Arrowcats at the recent Region I Meet.

CLICK HERE to visit the Arrowcats' website and view the photo gallery

Cofields place high at World Archery Festival

Trigg County brothers Grady and Graham Cofield continue to place high in archery competitions at the national level.

The Cofields competed in the World Archery Festival over the weekend in Las Vegas.

Grady won the Adult Compound Limited Release Class, scoring an 865 out of a possible 900 points in the three-day event.  He won a tie-breaker over Pennsylvania's John Greshock by hitting 30 centers compared to Greshock's 26.

Cofield bested 35 other archers in the division to claim the title.

Meanwhile, older brother Graham finished seventh in the Freestyle Limited Compound Division with a score of 869 out of 900 points.  Graham's score was 23 points behind California's Jeff Fabry for the title.  Cofield had a total of 21 centers and shot a single day high of 293 on the first day.  There were 19 competitors in Cofield's division.

There was over 1,700 archers competing in 12 different divisions at the festival, billed as the largest archery show in the west.

Elementary Arrowcats win Region I title

The Trigg County Elementary Arrowcats won the region title, besting four other schools at the Region I Archery Meet Saturday.

Trigg's high school team finished second, and the middle school team took third place.  All three teams will advance to next month's state tournament in Louisville.

Trigg County freshman Amber Abate won her second straight region title, this time at the high school level as her score of 288 included 20 tens (bullseyes).  Taylor Davis finished second with a score of 283, and Danielle Reddick was fourth with 279.

In the elementary division, Trigg's Benton Miller won the male division with a score of 273, which was one point better than teammate Brandon Schaffer, and five better than Jake McNab.

Here are the results from the Region I Meet:

HIGH SCHOOL

TEAM RESULTS

1. Henderson County 3,343

2. Trigg County 3,291

3. Logan County 3,097

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

BOYS

1. Keith Phillips (Henderson County) 287

5. Shaun Sizemore 281

9. Grady Cofield 278

10. Connor McCloud 278

12. Ethan Jones 273

20. Ryan Russell 269

22. Cody Davis 263

23. Josh Hyde 260

24. Chris Allen 258

GIRLS

1. Amber Abate 288

2. Taylor Davis 283

4. Danielle Reddick 279

7. Atalya Ayala 272

9. Emily Shipley 266

12. Kyler Herndon 261

13. Tya Wilson 259

17. Jennifer Hyde 254

18. Haley Thomas 247

MIDDLE SCHOOL

TEAM SCORES

1. Henderson County 3,271

2. Lewisburg 3,182

3. Trigg County 3,167

4. Chandler Middle 2,720

5. Murray 2,297

INDIVIDUAL SCORES

BOYS

1. David Foster (Lewisburg) 290

7. Landon Sumner 276

9. Ryan McCloud 275

10. Matt Brokering 273

11. Jordan Futrell 272

15. Duncan Mangels 268

28. Garrett Brown 252

31. D.J. Wilson 247

32. Tyler Knight 242

GIRLS

1. Laurel Regan (Henderson South) 275

2. Sloane Patterson 271

3. Katie Coons 268

8. Brianna Messmer 260

9. Ellen Shipley 258

11. Christi Wilson 247

12. Kameo Bingham 247

13. Hannah Cross 246

21. Amanda Fowler 234

23. Carly Oliver 228

24. Amber Billham 227

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

TEAM SCORES

1. Trigg County 3,098

2. Lewisburg 2,958

3. Adairville 2,468

4. R.E. Stevenson 1,842

5. Murray 1,233

INDIVIDUAL SCORES

BOYS

1. Benton Miller 273

2. Brandon Schaffer 272

3. Jake McNab 267

6. Devin Litchfield 257

7. Chance Lancaster 257

10. Allen Humphries 246

13. Cody Huntsman 241

19. Jacob Oliver 233

21. Brent Jones 229

GIRLS

1. Brooklyn Gilford (Henderson South) 278

2. Emily Holder 266

4. Patsy Banister 264

7. Shaye Patterson 257

8. Shateanna Stewart 254

9. Kaila Cunningham 244

11. Kayla Bingham 224

14. Kelsey Miller 222

19. Lexie Hyde 214

20. Sarah Shipley 210

Arrowcats to host Region I Meet today

The Kentucky National Archery in Schools Program's Region I tournament will get underway tonight at Wildcat Gym, with over 300 archers from nearly 10 schools participating.

This is the second year for the region meet, created due to the statewide growth of the archery in schools program.

In addition to Trigg County, teams from Henderson County, Logan County, Murray, Adairville, and Lewisburg will be competing in the region meet.

The Arrowcats will be shooting in two flights tonight at 5pm and 7pm.  In addition, the entire high school flight will be shot tonight as well.  The remaining flights will continue all day Saturday.

Anna Knicklebein and Grady Cofield are the defending region champions at the high school level, while Amber Abate is the defending middle school region champion for Trigg County.

The Arrowcats invite everyone to come to Wildcat Gym and watch them compete.

Taylor Davis wins Henderson archery meet

The Trigg County ArrowCats took part in the second annual Henderson Invitational Archery Tournament Saturday at Henderson South Middle School.  The tournament saw 177 archers participate from 11 different schools. 

Trigg County sophomore Taylor Davis dominated the day by shooting a phenomenal 294 out of 300 points to take overall high individual honors (both boys and girls) as well as Top Female High School archer.

Other top 12 finishers in the High School girls division were Amber Abate - 4th; Kyler Herndon - 5th; Danielle Reddick 6th; Emily Shipley-11th and Haley Thomas 12th place. 

The Trigg County High School Boys were led by Grady Cofield in 8th place and Ethan Jones in 9th.

Winning the Girls Middle School division was Trigg County 8th grader Sloan Patterson with a score of 278.  Brianna Messmer was 6th, and Ellen Shipley was 7th. 

Trigg's Middle School boys were led by Landon Sumner in 10th place and Jordan Futrell in 11th.

The Trigg Elementary Arrowcats had a good showing in the first event of the year.  Emily Holder finished second with a 268, followed by Shaye Patterson in 4th, Sarah Shipley in 5th and Kayla Cunningham in 7th. 

The Trigg Elementary boys were paced by Brandon Schafer who was second with a 261, Jake MacNab 3rd; Allen Humphries 4th; Jacob Oliver 6th; and Zack Colbert 8th.

The Trigg Co. Arrowcats will host their own invitational on Saturday Feb. 2nd at the Trigg Co. Middle School Gym.

Flight times will begin at 9 am and run throughout the day with awards given out about 5 pm.  The public is invited to come and watch the Arrowcats in Action. 

ArrowCats off to good start

The Trigg County ArrowCats got off to a good start Saturday in a match at Henderson County.

Amber Abate had the high score of the day in all divisions with a 288 of 300.

Taylor Davis finished second in the high school girls' division with a score of 284.  Others placing in the top 10 in the girls division were Kyler Herndon (4th), Ashleigh Scott (7th), and Haley Thomas (10th).

Ethan Jones was Trigg's top finisher on the boys' side in sixth place.

Katie Coons won the middle school girls division with a score of 278, while Sloane Patterson was fifth.

In the middle school boys' division, Garrett Brown took second place, while Landon Sumner was 7th and Matthew Brokering was 11th.